I haven't spent money on this... yet... but has anyone seen one of those "breakfast stations" that combines a coffee maker, a hot plate to make eggs, and a toaster oven? I want to know if those really work. Its multi-tasking, yet still specific, nature mesmerizes me.

To me, this kind of thing is actually worse than a one-use item. Because... when the coffee maker part of it breaks (for example), you gotta buy a new coffee maker but your still stuck holding on to the old broken one since it's connected to the toaster oven & hot plate. Or you replace all three when one breaks which is pretty wasteful.

I was thinking the same thing. If one thing it breaks, more than likely you can't fix it, so your're stuck, and have to buy a single use item to replace that part.

Had not thought about that... Of course I only drink coffee at work and I don't even really like eggs, so if I had spent money on this, it would not only be embarrassing, but a possible sign of mental breakdown, I think! I just really want it, though. Maybe I should buy some more notebooks instead...

I haven't spent money on this... yet... but has anyone seen one of those "breakfast stations" that combines a coffee maker, a hot plate to make eggs, and a toaster oven? I want to know if those really work. Its multi-tasking, yet still specific, nature mesmerizes me.

To me, this kind of thing is actually worse than a one-use item. Because... when the coffee maker part of it breaks (for example), you gotta buy a new coffee maker but your still stuck holding on to the old broken one since it's connected to the toaster oven & hot plate. Or you replace all three when one breaks which is pretty wasteful.

I was thinking the same thing. If one thing it breaks, more than likely you can't fix it, so your're stuck, and have to buy a single use item to replace that part.

Had not thought about that... Of course I only drink coffee at work and I don't even really like eggs, so if I had spent money on this, it would not only be embarrassing, but a possible sign of mental breakdown, I think! I just really want it, though. Maybe I should buy some more notebooks instead...

Pens. I've got more pens than I do money or good sense. Different colors. Different types. But pens. I've also got a bunch of blank notebooks and a lot of blank diaries. Rereading old diaries can be very interesting or very depressing. I had one year where I wrote up three diaries because it was the only place I could safely tell the universe what I thought of the guy who dumped me for another woman. And what I thought of the other woman. Very therapeutic to come up with new adjectives. Of course, once I met MR. Sirius I largely forgot the other guy existed.

Pens. I've got more pens than I do money or good sense. Different colors. Different types. But pens. I've also got a bunch of blank notebooks and a lot of blank diaries. Rereading old diaries can be very interesting or very depressing. I had one year where I wrote up three diaries because it was the only place I could safely tell the universe what I thought of the guy who dumped me for another woman. And what I thought of the other woman. Very therapeutic to come up with new adjectives. Of course, once I met MR. Sirius I largely forgot the other guy existed.

I buy pens like they are water and still can't find one when I need it

Pens. I've got more pens than I do money or good sense. Different colors. Different types. But pens. I've also got a bunch of blank notebooks and a lot of blank diaries. Rereading old diaries can be very interesting or very depressing. I had one year where I wrote up three diaries because it was the only place I could safely tell the universe what I thought of the guy who dumped me for another woman. And what I thought of the other woman. Very therapeutic to come up with new adjectives. Of course, once I met MR. Sirius I largely forgot the other guy existed.

I buy pens like they are water and still can't find one when I need it

Oh, pens! I currently have two stockpiled sets of a German type that are hard to find, a bag of assorted types (about 30 in there) and a bin of 100 fine line markers that only cost 10 USD. What pen freak could resist that?

Oh God yes. And I'm not even ashamed. I have a huge stash of unusual notebooks from different countries. I like to get odd kid-notebooks from foreign places, too. And why not? They don't go bad, and I have my next three journals lined up and waiting for me.

Ahem. Just purchased tonight. a fourth drying rack. yes, you read correctly. i had one that was awesome, and i tripped, fell on it, and broke it. Got a replacement but not anywhere near the quality. had a second one i had gotten for chrismast one year but the design didn't work too well.

so i bought a huge one, spending a lot of money on it, but justified it, knowing i put maybe 1/4 of my stuff in the dryer and hang the rest.

so on a lark, looked online, and whadda ya know. foudn the same one. only almost double the price. Gulp. but foudn a coupon code, free shipping and voila, its mine. i really don't know though where it will go in my small apt! hahahahaa

Ahem. Just purchased tonight. a fourth drying rack. yes, you read correctly. i had one that was awesome, and i tripped, fell on it, and broke it. Got a replacement but not anywhere near the quality. had a second one i had gotten for chrismast one year but the design didn't work too well.

so i bought a huge one, spending a lot of money on it, but justified it, knowing i put maybe 1/4 of my stuff in the dryer and hang the rest.

so on a lark, looked online, and whadda ya know. foudn the same one. only almost double the price. Gulp. but foudn a coupon code, free shipping and voila, its mine. i really don't know though where it will go in my small apt! hahahahaa

Oh, that reminds me we have one, never used, in the back of a cupboard. We got caught by Ikea-oh it's so nice-frenzy, we needed (and still do) a new one, but it never crossed my mind to watch out for the actual size, new one is too big to fit (by barely one or two inches) , and I haven't found anyone who needs one yet.